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Property report — WN1 1NU
Open-data due diligence for WN1 1NU and the area around it.
WN1 1NU in brief: 2 recorded sales (£120,000–£200,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WN1 1NU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WN1 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£321,577
Population
8,685
Crimes recorded
1
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
88%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WN1 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (10 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-06-27 | £120,000 | 55 LIBRARY STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-03-09 | £200,000 | 57A LIBRARY STREET | Terraced |
2 recorded sales on WN1 1NU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Deanery Church of England High School and Sixth Form College | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2023) |
| Mab's Cross Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Catharine's CofE Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Britannia Bridge Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MESNES VIEW SURGERY (0.4 mi) · SULLIVAN WAY SURGERY (0.4 mi) · DR SEABROOK (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.6 mi) · EAST LACASHIRE AT WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (4.6 mi) · WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL (4.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Former Royal Court Theatre (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · WIGAN HISTORY SHOP AND CAREERS OFFICE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · TOWN HALL (FORMERLEY WIGAN AND DISTRICT MINING AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE) AND RAILINGS (Grade II) (0.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.1 mi) · HOLLOWOOD CHEMIST (0.3 mi) · EVERGREEN PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Wigan Wallgate (0.1 mi) · Wigan North Western (0.1 mi) · Ince (Manchester) (0.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.2 mi) · Top Nosh (0.5 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 44%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 4,211
Owned 47% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 34%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WN1 1.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WN1 1NU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWN1 | SectorWN1 1 | PostcodeWN1 1NU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £218,195 | £321,577 | £160,000 |
| Population | 34,612 | 8,685 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 1 | — | — |
| Schools | 11 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 91% | 88% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WN1 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.